Single unit height storage sled with lateral storage device assembly supporting hot-removal of storage devices and slidable insertion and extraction from an information handling system rack

1. A rack-based information handling system (IHS) comprising: a rack containing at least one chassis having a plurality of bays open to laterally receive one or more sleds that contain a plurality of information technology (IT) components that, when operational, enable the rack to function as an IHS; a storage sled comprising: a stationary tray received in a bay of the chassis; a moveable tray received in the stationary tray; one or more hot swap bays that are horizontally arrayed in the storage sled in less than one (1) Server System Infrastructure (SSI) rack unit of height, wherein the moveable tray is designed to be extendable from the rack to a service position to expose all of one or more hot swap bays; and one or more storage devices that are insertable into a respective one of the one or more hot swap bays in a horizontal orientation relative to a plane of the respective hot swap bay, wherein each storage device comprises a latching handle having (i) an upward position to lift the storage device from the corresponding hot swap bay and (ii) a downward position to lock the storage device in the corresponding hot swap bay.

2. The rack-based IHS of claim 1 , wherein the latching handle comprises a pivoting bail having opposing pivoting arms attached at respective lateral sides of the storage device and connected by gripping component, wherein the opposing pivoting arms each have a length sized for the gripping component to stow in horizontal alignment adjacent to the storage device.

3. The rack-based IHS of claim 1 , wherein the storage sled further comprises: one or more flexible power and signals cables residing in the stationary tray and electrically connected at one end to the plurality of IT components and at another end to the one or more hot swap bays of the movable tray and positioned to be moveable between a stowed position and a service position of the movable tray.

4. The rack-based IHS of claim 3 , wherein the storage sled further comprises: a cable extension arm to which the one or more flexible power and signals cables are lengthwise attached and comprising two or more arm segments pivotally attached to one another, the cable extension arm having terminal ends pivotally attached respectively to an inner end of the stationary tray and an inserted side of the movable tray and positioned to be moveable between a stowed position and a service position of the movable tray.

5. The rack-based IHS of claim 3 , further comprising other functional components residing in the stationary tray and in communication with the hot swap bays.

6. A storage sled for a rack-based information handling system (IHS) having a rack containing at least one chassis having a plurality of bays open to laterally receive one or more sleds that contain a plurality of information technology (IT) components that, when operational, enable the rack to function as an IHS, the storage sled comprising: a stationary tray received in a bay of the chassis; a movable tray received in the chassis; one or more hot swap bays that are horizontally arrayed in the storage sled horizontally arrayed in the storage sled in less than one (1) Server System Infrastructure (SSI) rack unit of height, wherein the moveable tray is designed to be extendable from the rack to a service position to expose all of one or more hot swap bays; and one or more storage devices that are insertable into a respective one of the one or more hot swap bays in a horizontal orientation relative to a plane of the respective hot swap bay, wherein each storage device comprises a latching handle having (i) an upward position to lift the storage device from the corresponding hot swap bay and (ii) a downward position to lock the storage device in the corresponding hot swap bay.

7. The storage sled of claim 6 , wherein the latching handle comprises a pivoting bail having opposing pivoting arms attached at respective lateral sides of the storage device and connected by gripping component, wherein the opposing pivoting arms each have a length sized for the gripping component to stow in horizontal alignment adjacent to the storage device.

8. The storage sled of claim 6 , further comprising: one or more flexible power and signals cables residing in the stationary tray and electrically connected at one end to the plurality of IT components and at another end to the one or more hot swap bays of the movable tray and positioned to be moveable between a stowed position and a service position of the movable tray.

9. The storage sled of claim 8 , further comprising: a cable extension arm to which the one or more flexible power and signals cables are lengthwise attached and comprising two or more arm segments pivotally attached to one another, the cable extension arm having terminal ends pivotally attached respectively to an inner end of the stationary tray and an inserted side of the movable tray and positioned to be moveable between a stowed position and a service position of the movable tray.

10. The storage sled of claim 8 , further comprising other functional components residing in the stationary tray and in communication with the hot swap bays.

11. A method for providing a storage sled to support hot swapping of storage devices for a modular, scalable/expandable rack-based Information Handling System (IHS), the method comprising: assembling a rack containing at least one chassis having a plurality of bays open to laterally receive one or more sleds that contain a plurality of information technology (IT) components that, when operational, enable the rack to function as an IHS; providing a storage sled having a stationary tray received in the chassis and a moveable tray received in the stationary tray; providing one or more hot swap bays horizontally arrayed in the moveable tray of the storage sled in less than one (1) Server System Infrastructure (SSI) rack unit of height, wherein the moveable tray is designed to be extendable from the rack to a service position to expose all of one or more hot swap bays; inserting one or more storage devices into a respective one of the one or more hot swap bays in a horizontal orientation; and providing a latching handle for each storage device having (i) an upward position to lift the storage device from the corresponding hot swap bay and (ii) a downward position to lock the storage device in the corresponding hot swap bay.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the latching handle comprises a pivoting bail having opposing pivoting arms attached at respective lateral sides of the storage device and connected by gripping component, wherein the opposing pivoting arms each have a length sized for the gripping component to stow in horizontal alignment adjacent to the storage device.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein providing the storage sled further comprises: electrically connecting one or more flexible power and signals cables, which reside in the stationary tray, at one end to the plurality of IT components and at another end to the one or more hot swap bays of the movable tray and positioned to be moveable between a stowed position and a service position of the movable tray.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising: pivotally attaching two or more arm segments of a cable extension arm pivotally attached to one another; pivotally attaching one terminal end of the cable extension arm to an inner end of the stationary tray and another terminal end of the cable extension arm to an inserted side of the movable tray and positioned to be moveable between a stowed position and a service position of the movable tray.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising providing other functional components that reside in the stationary tray and in communication with the hot swap bays.

16. A method for providing storage devices to support hot swapping of storage devices for a modular, scalable/expandable rack-based Information Handling System (IHS), the method comprising: providing one or more storage devices that are insertable into a respective one of one or more hot swap bays horizontally arrayed in a moveable tray of a storage sled of a rack in less than one (1) Server System Infrastructure (SSI) rack unit of height, wherein the moveable tray is designed to be extendable from the rack to a service position to expose all of one or more hot swap bays that are horizontally arrayed in the storage sled; and providing a latching handle for each storage device having (i) an upward position to lift the storage device from the corresponding hot swap bay and (ii) a downward position to lock the storage device in the corresponding hot swap bay.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the latching handle comprises a pivoting bail having opposing pivoting arms attached at respective lateral sides of the storage device and connected by gripping component, wherein the opposing pivoting arms each have a length sized for the gripping component to show in horizontal alignment adjacent to the storage device.